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The Sword of Damocles is widely misattributed as the name of the first AR (or VR) display prototype. According to Ivan Sutherland, this was merely a joke name for the mechanical system that supported and tracked (using attached wires) the actual HMD below it. [1]
Jul 15, 2024 · In 1968 Ivan Sutherland at the University of Utah, with the help of his student Bob Sproull, created the first Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) head mounted display system.
Ivan Sutherland described the “Ultimate Display” concept that could simulate reality to the point where one could not tell the difference from actual reality. His concept included: A virtual world viewed through a HMD and appeared realistic through augmented 3D sound and tactile feedback.
The Sword of Damocles is widely considered to be the first virtual reality and augmented reality head-mounted display system. It was created in 1968 by hall of fame computer scientist Ivan...
The device that’s widely considered to be the first virtual reality head-mounted display in the world was actually created in 1968 by computer scientist Ivan Sutherland, who was aided by his students Bob Sproull, Quintin Foster, and Danny Cohen.
Harvard computer graphics professor Ivan Sutherland created this virtual reality head-mounted display, jokingly referred to as “The Sword of Damocles” because of the large overhead beam required to support its weight. His student Bob Sproull assisted with the design.
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The first virtual reality (VR) headset was the "Sword of Damocles", a system developed by computer-graphics pioneer Ivan Sutherland and his student Bob Sproull (both USA) at the University of Utah in 1968.
